Tigers coach sees building blocks in exhibition loss to No. 1 South Carolina
University of Memphis Tigers head coach Alex Simmons (left) gives instruction in the game against South Carolina on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“There’s a reason that we play games like this,” Memphis coach Alex Simmons said. “No. 1, to get better. No. 2, to see what it feels like to play at a level that literally nobody in the country plays at.”
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Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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